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Re: Dramatic film making with 2000mm Nikkor lens
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2017, 11:32:28 »
thnx for the link

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Re: Dramatic film making with 2000mm Nikkor lens
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2017, 11:39:10 »
 Such an unusual view that it's easy to think it has been 'edited'.  Great result.

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Re: Dramatic film making with 2000mm Nikkor lens
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2017, 11:48:51 »
Very nicely done! Thanks for posting :)
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Re: Dramatic film making with 2000mm Nikkor lens
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2017, 11:50:41 »
Puts a new dimension to the expression "compressed perspective" ...

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Re: Dramatic film making with 2000mm Nikkor lens
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2017, 12:02:52 »
This is outrageous!  Thanks for sharing!

I'm not sure if this is shot with the Reflex Nikkor 2000/11.  I don't really see any doughnut bokeh...  Some highlights reflected on the metal parts of the landing plane might look like doughnuts, but I'm not sure.
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Re: Dramatic film making with 2000mm Nikkor lens
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2017, 13:42:41 »
Phantastic illustration on how a physical phenomenon can be used for artistic expression. Thank you.
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Re: Dramatic film making with 2000mm Nikkor lens
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2017, 16:56:33 »
Awesome

Thanks for the link
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Re: Dramatic film making with 2000mm Nikkor lens
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2017, 17:57:00 »
I wonder if the film-maker was inspired by Youtube videos like this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P9OAng32F0

I don't know what lens and camera were used. I assume you can get something like this with a long telephoto on one of the J1 or V1 crop-sensor cameras.

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Re: Dramatic film making with 2000mm Nikkor lens
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2017, 18:56:34 »
It is unlikely that the old 2000mm Reflex-Nikkor was used for a movie shot in 2011.  As time is available, I will search the cinematography magazines to attempt to find out what lens was used.  The film was shot in Super 35 3-perf, cropping to 2.39:1.
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Re: Dramatic film making with 2000mm Nikkor lens
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2017, 20:25:47 »
It is unlikely that the old 2000mm Reflex-Nikkor was used for a movie shot in 2011.  As time is available, I will search the cinematography magazines to attempt to find out what lens was used.  The film was shot in Super 35 3-perf, cropping to 2.39:1.

Keith, I guess only few people here know that you make your living as a professional cameraman for scene shootings in hollywood which is just neighborhood...
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Re: Dramatic film making with 2000mm Nikkor lens
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2017, 22:17:41 »
Kieth, I am looking forward to your insights.
The scene is dramatic though. Thank you for the link.
To me it does seem that the plane comes in focus while still some distance away from the actors. I would not be surprised if it was shot with an 85mm lens :D
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Re: Dramatic film making with 2000mm Nikkor lens
« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2017, 06:51:42 »
I'm not sure if this is shot with the Reflex Nikkor 2000/11.  I don't really see any doughnut bokeh...  Some highlights reflected on the metal parts of the landing plane might look like doughnuts, but I'm not sure.
You can see some signs of donut bokeh, especially if you view full screen and stop at certain points, especially on the reflections from the plane and also in the vertical poles in the far distance. But it is not as obvious as you might expect. Maybe  due to the very long focal length, the bokeh hole caused by the central mirror smaller than usual?

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Re: Dramatic film making with 2000mm Nikkor lens
« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2017, 07:24:29 »
Roland, the highlights reflected on the nosewheel support (?) of the landing aircraft don't look like doughnuts.  They should look clearly like doughnuts, if a reflex lens is used.
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Re: Dramatic film making with 2000mm Nikkor lens
« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2017, 12:57:48 »
Roland, the highlights reflected on the nosewheel support (?) of the landing aircraft don't look like doughnuts.  They should look clearly like doughnuts, if a reflex lens is used.
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I was wondering the very same thing Akira, no doughnuts visible...!?
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